by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437600635
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«La dama duende» is the cloak-and-dagger comedy by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, published by Cátedra in paperback (168 pages, in Spanish).
La dama duende is a cloak-and-dagger comedy of Spanish Baroque theater. Its protagonist, a bold lady, drives a plot of misunderstandings and amorous entanglements, with chivalric exploits and comic situations; the play uses this plot to satirize customs and superstitious beliefs, with agile and witty dialogue.
The edition is by Ángel Valbuena Briones and belongs to the Letras Hispánicas collection (no. 39). The work dates from 1629.
The work is suitable for students of Spanish literature and fans of Golden Age classical theater.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for the many verse dramas he wrote for the theatre. Calderón has been termed "the Spanish Shakespeare", the national poet of Spain, and one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the history of world literature.
